Delicious Kofta Recipes | Sofrat hadhramia

Kofta is one of the delicious side dishes that can be prepared with different types of meat, such as: chicken, minced meat or fish. It can also be cooked by frying or grilling.

Kofta is not only distinguished by its delicious taste, but also has many health benefits, as a 380-gram of kofta with potatoes contains 476 calories, 20 grams of fat, 13 grams of saturated fat, 118 grams of cholesterol, 41 grams of carbohydrates, and 35 grams of proteins.

💠Ingredients:

🔹A cup of breadcrumbs, called qarshala in other countries, can be prepared at home by drying the bread in the sun or on toast, then grinding it well.

🔹Egg white.

🔹A teaspoon of mixed spice.

🔹A tablespoon of fine coriander.

🔹¼ teaspoon of black pepper.

🔹Two teaspoons of salt.

🔹Half a cup of fine parsley.

🔹Two stalks of chopped green onions with their leaves.

🔹Two cloves of garlic, mashed.

🔹Egg yolk.

🔹Two cups of boiled and crumbled chicken meat.

🔹Four large potatoes.

🔹Corn oil for frying.

💠Preparation:

🔹Place the potatoes in a deep pot, then cover them well with water.

🔹Let the potatoes cook over the fire until they are completely cooked, then leave them aside until they can be peeled.

🔹Peel the potatoes while they are warm.

🔹Place the peeled potatoes in a deep dish, then add to it: chicken, egg yolks, garlic, onions, parsley, salt, pepper, coriander and spices.

🔹Use potato masher, or knead them with the rest of the ingredients with our fingers, until a rough textured dough is formed.

💠Coverage:

🔹Place the egg whites in a plate with high edges.

🔹Place the breadcrumbs in another wide dish.

🔹Take an amount of the potato mixture and shape it into a circular disc of medium thickness.

🔹Using our fingertips, brush the disc with a little egg white.

🔹Place the disc in the bread crumbs and turn it until it is completely covered on all sides.

🔹Place the kofta discs in a wide tray, then put them in the refrigerator for about thirty minutes.

🔹Put an amount of oil in a deep frying pan, so that the height of the oil reaches approximately two inches.

🔹Place the frying pan on medium heat and wait until the oil is completely heated.

🔹Fry the chicken kofta in the heated oil until it is cooked or golden.

🔹Transfer the chicken kofta when it is cooked using a large slotted spoon, then place it on kitchen paper to get rid of excess oil.

🔹Transfer the chicken kofta to appropriate plates, ready to serve.

 🔹Half a kilogram of finely minced meat.

 🔹Half a bunch of finely chopped parsley.

 🔹Two finely chopped onions.

 🔹Salt, to taste.

 🔹A spoonful of spice.

 🔹A spoonful of chili, or as desired.

 🔹Two tomatoes.

Two onions cut into medium slices.

 🔹Three half-fried potatoes.

 💠Sauce ingredients:

 🔹one and half cup of water.

 🔹A tablespoon and a half of tomato sauce.

 🔹Salt, to taste.

 🔹A teaspoon of chili.

💠Preparation: 

 🔹Mix the minced meat with chopped onions, parsley, spices, salt, and chili well.

 🔹Shape the kofta dough into small circles, and arrange them in a medium-sized tray.

 🔹Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, and place the tray in it for ten minutes, until the water dries up.

🔹Take the tray out of the oven, and arrange the tomato slices and potatoes on top of it.

 🔹Mix water, tomato sauce, salt, and chili well until a smooth mixture is formed, then pour it over the kofta tray.

 🔹Cover the tray with tin foil.

 🔹Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius, place the tray in it, and leave it for at least half an hour, until all the ingredients are cooked.

🔹Remove the tin foil from the tray five minutes before taking it out of the oven, and keep it until it browns and takes on a golden color.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹One kilogram of finely minced meat.

 🔹A finely chopped onion.

 🔹A cup of chopped parsley.

 🔹Two tablespoons of sweet pepper.

 🔹Half a spoon of black pepper.

 🔹A cup of vegetable oil.

 🔹Salt, to taste.

💠Preparation: 

 🔹Mix onions, meat, spices, parsley, black pepper, and salt well in a deep bowl, until all ingredients are combined.

 🔹Place the mixture in the electric blender, and mix for three minutes.

 🔹Divide the kofta into small balls, or the size you want.

 🔹Heat the vegetable oil and fry the kofta over high heat. When it turns golden, take it out of the oven and serve it.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹Five hundred grams of minced meat.

 🔹Large onion.

 🔹Two cloves of garlic, finely mashed.

 🔹A teaspoon of fine coriander.

 🔹Half a teaspoon of black pepper.

 🔹A teaspoon of cumin.

 🔹Two teaspoons of salt.

 🔹Corn oil.

 🔹coal.

 🔹Onions, parsley, and sumac for serving.

💠preparation: 

 🔹Grate the onion using a grater, put a spoonful of salt over the onion, and leave it for ten minutes.

 🔹Place the onion over the meat, keeping the onion water aside, then add the garlic, coriander, pepper, cumin, and a spoon of salt, and knead the meat with your fingertips until it becomes very smooth.

🔹Moisten your hands with onion water, and shape the kofta onto wooden skewers into the shape of fingers.

 🔹Heat the grill pan, then place the skewers in it, cover them and leave them for a few minutes.

 🔹Flip the skewers to the other side, and leave them for ten minutes until they are cooked.

 🔹Place a piece of aluminum foil in the pan, put a little oil in it, then put a piece of burning charcoal.

🔹Immediately cover the pan, leave it for two minutes until the kofta absorbs the charcoal smoke, then dispose of it.

 🔹Place slices of onion in a serving bowl, distribute a little parsley and sumac, then place the kofta and serve.

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹A loaf of French bread.

 🔹Half a kilogram of minced meat.

 🔹Two grated onions.

 🔹Half a teaspoon of meat spices.

 🔹A sprinkle of each: onion powder, garlic powder, ginger powder, baking powder, and cinnamon.

 🔹A teaspoon of black pepper.

 🔹Teaspoon of salt.

 🔹Salad to serve.

 🔹coal.

💠preparation: 

 🔹Mix all ingredients except onions until you get a consistent dough.

 🔹Soak the onions for half an hour in hot water.

 🔹Take the dregs from the onions only, and filter them, keeping the water.

 🔹Soak the bread for three minutes in hot water.

 🔹Take the bread out of the water, then put the baking powder on top and knead them together well.

 🔹Place the bread dough on top of the kofta dough.

🔹Wet your hands with onion water, shape the kofta into fingers, place them on skewers, then place them on charcoal until they are grilled.

 🔹Note: If using a tray, you must arrange the kofta skewers in the tray, light a piece of charcoal, place it in the middle, cover the tray, and serve the kofta with salad.

 

 🔹A small cup of bulgur.

 🔹Grilled kofta spices.

 🔹A tablespoon of butter.

 🔹One kilogram of cured, fat-free meat.

 🔹Two cloves of garlic.

 🔹Two large onions, cut into medium-sized pieces.

 🔹A teaspoon of cinnamon.

 🔹Ground black pepper.

💠preparation: 

 🔹Wash the bulgur well with water, then soak it in a bowl of water for ten minutes.

 🔹Cut the meat into cubes and add spices, garlic and onions to it, then chop all the ingredients together well.

 🔹Filter the bulgur from the water well, then add it to the previous ingredients and continue chopping them together.

 🔹Add the butter to the prepared meat mixture, stir together to ensure it melts, then put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

🔹Take the kofta mixture out of the refrigerator, then shape it onto barbecue skewers and place them on the grill, stirring them until they are completely cooked.

 🔹Place the kofta skewers over the parsley and serve them alongside the yogurt salad. 

 

💠Ingredients: 

 🔹¼ teaspoon of black pepper.

  🔹Ten sprigs of parsley.

   🔹Two cloves of garlic.

   🔹Six pieces of chicken.

   🔹Small spoon of salt.

   🔹Large onion, chopped.

   🔹Two tablespoons of corn oil. 

   🔹Ten sprigs of dill.

 🔹spoon of chicken spices.

   💠Ingredients for hummus with tahini:

   🔹Two tablespoons of tahini.

   🔹A quarter teaspoon of salt. 

   🔹Two big spoons of lemon juice.  

🔹A can of boiled chickpeas. 

🔹For frying: corn oil.

  💠 To decorate: 

 🔹A little parsley.

   🔹A few black olives.

   🔹Slices of carrots.

   🔹Slices of cucumber.

   🔹Slices of tomatoes.

  💠Preparation:  

 🔹Place the disc with small holes in the meat grinder, and chop the garlic, chicken, onion, dill and parsley.

   🔹Add salt, oil, pepper and spices.

   🔹Stir the mixture to obtain a cohesive dough.

   🔹Shape the dough into medium-sized fingers.

   💠For frying:

   🔹Heat half a cup of oil in a wide frying pan and gradually place the kofta fingers in batches.

   🔹Fry the kofta until it is golden in color and remove it from the pan.

   🔹Serve the kofta with vegetables. 

 💠Preparing hummus with tahini:

   🔹Place the tahini, chickpeas, salt and lemon juice in the blender bowl and mix the ingredients at medium speed to obtain a smooth mixture.